Sponge killing corals

[Tiberio]

Hello, I'm searching for an advice, I have an sponge growing over my corals, it's color white/grey, the sponge it's touching some corals and it's killing them, I have already tried to expose it to air for 5 minutes with no success.

Does anyone has experienced this problem and now how to get rid of it?

 

[Tiberio]

Here is a picture of the sponge

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Try a tooth brush.

 

[Tiberio]

Try a tooth brush.

The tooth brush will surely remove it, but I don't you think if I scrap it that way it will spread all over the tank?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Sponge is already in the system so it's an uphill battle. You run a 1/4 in siphon next to it like with bubble algae if you want cutb it down.
I usually just tooth brush it or pick it off with a fingernail.

 

[BlennyKravitz]

all I care about is that acropora in your profile picture Tiberio... What is that? It's amazing!

 

[BlennyKravitz]

i had a sponge issue where they were suffocating my zoanthid garden. I exposed them the whole rock to air for about 30 minutes and did a freshwater dip. The freshwater really did the trick and I just went to town with some tweezers and picked them all off. not a trace of those buggers anymore.

 

[kireek]

Dipping the sponge covered area in freshwater may do the trick! If you are very careful and nimble go can run a slow stream of water from the sink on just the sponge.Use your hands to or toothbrush to scrub it away.In addition I have set corals upside down in small Tupperware containers.I left the sponge in open air for a extended period of time this way.